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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (42:36) HSK 2
wǒ gē cóng gōng zuò jiù kāi shǐ tiē bǔ wǒ

我哥从工作就开始贴补我

“My brother has started paying me since he started working.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 42:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng huí bào jiā lǐ

能回报家里

“and repay the family.”

wǒ gē cóng gōng zuò jiù kāi shǐ tiē bǔ wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

我哥从 工作 就开始 贴补 我

“My brother has started paying me since he started working.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn tā yě jiù shì yī ná sǐ gōng zī de

“However, he also earns a salary.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING GRATITUDE
Tone: APPRECIATIVE AND PROTECTIVE
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“My brother has done everything he could for me, so do not demand too much from him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Elder Sibling Duty (Zhang Xiong Ru Fu)

In traditional and modern Chinese families, eldest siblings often shoulder substantial financial duties to help their younger brothers and sisters establish themselves.

INTENT TAGS: #appreciation #familial_support #justification #protectiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
贴补 SPOKEN CHUNK

to subsidize; to provide financial help for living expenses

A colloquial term commonly used for regular financial allowances given by working family members to support poorer relatives.

从...开始 SPOKEN CHUNK

starting from...

Standard temporal pattern used to indicate the inception point of an ongoing habitual action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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